Considering the attention given to the environment and the social problems vital to development, the BNDES offers especially elaborated support for projects in the social and environmental development areas.

Through financing with specific conditions, non-refundable resources or subscription of securities, the Bank enables efforts that reflect in social environmental development and better living conditions for people. 

Investments in health, education, urban infrastructure, financial support for low income entrepreneurs and projects that reduce regional inequalities in Brazil, for example, are part of this social commitment. Similarly, the Bank finances environmental projects, power efficiency, reforestation, forest handling, forest preservation and efforts to combat deforestation, among others.

In the environmental area, the Bank also generates two important initiatives, aimed at preserving the two biomes on the planet, the Amazon Fund and the BNDES’ Rain Forest Initiative.  

The most common types of financial support are: financing lines, permanent in nature and which can be granted at any time; programs, which have resource allocation and/or expiry dates; and the funds managed by the BNDES.

Specific conditions for support for the environment

Lines

• Support for Investments in the Environment
  Special conditions for environmental projects that promote sustainable development in Brazil
• BNDES Forestry
  Credit line aimed at the reforestation, conservation and forest recovery of degraded or converted areas, and sustainable use of native areas through forestry development
• PROESCO
  Aimed at projects that contribute to power efficiency 

Programs

• BNDES Forestry Compensation
  Support for the regularization of damage to the legal reserves on rural properties earmarked for agribusiness, as well as for preservation and appreciation of native forests and remaining ecosystems.
• BNDES Proplastic - Socio-environmental
  Support for investments entailing rationing of natural resources, clean development mechanisms, management systems and the recovery of environmental damage, as well as finance projects and programs for social investments carried out by companies in the plastic production sector.

Funds and other initiatives

• Amazon Fund
  The core purpose of the Amazon Fund is to promote projects for preventing and combating deforestation, as well as for conservation and sustainable use of the forests in the Amazon biome. The Amazon Fund is managed by the BNDES and raises resources exclusively through donations.
• The BNDES’ Rain Forest Initiative
  A selection of projects to allocate non-refundable financial resources from the Social Fund, for the reforesting of areas with native species.
• The BNDES’ Clean Development Fund
  Support for companies and projects that potentially generate Certified Carbon Reductions, through stakes in the companies’ capital 
• Investments and Participations Fund - Forestry FIP
  Investment fund for stakes in companies and/or projects focused on forestry assets.

Specific support conditions for social and urban development

Lines

• Support for companies’ social investments
  A line aimed at social investment projects within the external and internal scope of the organization.
• Support for Environmental Sanitation and Water Resource projects
  A line aimed at investments focused on the globalization of access to basic sanitation services.
• Support for Urban Transport Structuring projects
  A line for investments in public sector transport, covering the urban space surrounding the project.
• BNDES States
  Support for the management of Brazilian states to formulate and implement integrated development programs.
• BNDES PMAT
  Support for Brazilian cities to modernize tax management and management of basic social sectors. 
• PMAE
  Support for the modernization of income management, as well as tax, financial and equity management of state administration. 
• PMI – Support for Integrated, Multi-sectorial, Urban investments
  A line aimed at projects integrating the planning and efforts of municipal agents in several sectors to minimize structural problems in urban centers.
• Education, Health, Social Assistance and Security Services
  A line for investment projects to implement, modernize and expand education, health, social assistance and security services.

Programs

• BNDES ProCopa Arenas
  Support for construction and refurbishment projects of arenas that will host the 2014 World Cup games, as well as the urban surroundings.
• BNDES Proescolar
  Support to renew and increase school transport for public elementary education.
• BNDES ProPAC
  Financing the increase in the portion of funding required by the states and the Federal District to finish Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) projects.
• IES
  Support to improve the quality of teaching at Higher Education Institutions in Brazil. 
• PACEA
  Financing the recovery of companies in the industrial sector by  financing the consolidation of self-managing projects brought about by bankruptcy or closure of production plants. 
• PDR
  Efforts to increase the level of investment in the less developed areas of the country to reduce the regional and social inequalities in income.
• Emergency Financing Program
  Support for Brazilian states and the Federal District to assist with capital expenses in the annual budget.
• Commuting to School Program
  Support to renew and increase school transport for public education, with priority given to the rural zone.
• Microcredit Program
  Aimed at increasing access to credit among formal and informal micro-entrepreneurs.
• PROVIAS
  Support for credit operations for the acquisition of new machinery and equipment, for interventions in public streets and roads.

Funds

• Social Fund
  Managed by the BNDES, the Social Fund’s objective is to support projects in areas such as employment and income development, urban services, health, education and sports, justice, the environment, rural development and others linked to regional and social development.